They’re concerned about what kind of hot water you’re in and whether you’re going to come to them with a bailout.

March 6, 2013

Jeannine Markoe Raymond, of the National Association of State Retirement Administrators, on why Congress is considering legislation that would govern how states and localities calculate their unfunded pension liabilities.

Former New Mexico state Rep. Thomas A. Garcia's alleged response to Vanessa Alarid, a lobbyist, when she asked him if she could count on his support for a bill that could come down to a single vote. He then kissed her, and she pulled away. The next day, said bill failed by one vote and received a "no" from Garcia.

Mark Geragos, an attorney representing the family of David Shaver, an unarmed man who was fatally shot by a Mesa, Ariz., police officer while he crawled on the ground -- at the officer's request -- and pleaded not to be shot. The encounter was caught on body cameras, but the jury found the officer not guilty of murder or manslaughter.

Los Angeles County Fire Chief Daryl Osby's advice on Wednesday night to people who live in the wildland areas. Fast-moving wildfires have been ravaging Southern California this week, forcing more than 100,000 evacuations and burning hundreds of homes.

Illinois state Rep. Kelly Cassidy, referring to the 27 complaints the legislature's inspector general received over the last few years -- even though the position was unfilled. Since the launch of the #metoo movement in October, 300 women have signed an open letter saying sexual harassment in the Illinois capitol is pervasive, and a new IG has been hired to field those complaints and others.